Genre: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Mystery, Fantasy
Student Reviewer Olivia S.
In the
book “The Circus of Stolen Dreams” Andrea is a 12-year-old girl that has
suffered many losses, such as her parents divorcing, but she has always had her
little brother to stay by her side and to comfort, until he mysteriously
disappears one night. Three years later and they still find no trace of him.
Andrea has hardened her heart and has shut herself down for three long years
struggling with the loss of her shadow, until she smells sweets and popcorn in
the air along with a chance of relief. Andrea is given a chance to go into the
magical world of Reverie in exchange for a memory, dream, or nightmare, and she
knows exactly what she wants to forget. What Andrea does not know is Reverie is
not all that it seems and entering the magical world of Reverie means a chance
at finding her brother. Willz Andrea find her brother before it’s too late, or
will she fall prey to the trap that is Reverie, like so many children before
her?
Andrea is a 12-year-old girl from Ohio who during most of the story feels
guilty and sad. Throughout the story, Andrea is shown as brave and resilient.
She is not afraid to face her fears to find answers. This book reminds me of
“Percy Jackson the lightning thief,” since Percy loses his mother and blames
himself, while Andrea loses her brother and blames herself. They both lose
their loved ones and go through trials to find them. I would recommend this
book to nine-year-olds through fourteen-year-olds since this book does not have
many plot twists and you can predict what is going to happen before it happens.
This book met my expectations, and even though the book was mostly predictable,
it was still nice to see Andrea's healing process throughout the story and to
see her love for her brother.
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